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Egypt/UK: Statement on the release of Alaa Abdel FattahAmnesty calls on the Prime Minister to urgently push for Alaa’s complete freedom and safe travel to the UK.
23 Sep 2025 Press release -
UK/Egypt: Alaa Abdel Fattah’s hunger strike a ‘devastating development’The British national has been held in arbitrary detention since 2019. His mother ended an eight-month-long hunger strike earlier this year after the UK government assured her that they would do everything they could to secure his release.
09 Sep 2025 Press release -
Egypt: Ahmadi minority must be protected from arrest, disappearance and threatened deportation08 Apr 2025 Press release
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UK/Egypt: Mother's hunger strike for imprisoned activist son Alaa Abd El-Fattah 'could be a matter of life and death'Laila Soueif, the mother of jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, has been hospitalised just hours before the 150th day of her hunger strike in protest of her son's imprisonment in Egypt.
25 Feb 2025 Press release -
UK: David Lammy must ramp up pressure on Egypt to release Alaa Abd El-Fattah at UN Human Rights CouncilBritish national Abd El-Fattah has still not been released after serving an unjust 5-year prison sentence.
24 Feb 2025 Press release -
UK: PM must take 'urgent action' after meeting with Alaa Abdel Fattah's mother and committing to secure release
Abdel Fattah, a 43-year-old UK national, is a prominent blogger and writer who’s been in detention in Egypt since September 2019
16 Feb 2025 Press release -
UK: Family and campaigners call on David Lammy to visit Alaa Abdel Fattah in jail while in Egypt - Letter
Foreign Secretary David Lammy is due to attend a meeting in Egypt this week.
22 Jan 2025 Press release -
UK: Laila Soueif to mark 81st day of hunger strike with Christmas vigil outside Downing St18 Dec 2024 Press release
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UK: mother of jailed British writer Alaa Abdel Fattah to deliver copy of his book to No1026 Nov 2024 Press release
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Write for Rights: Amnesty launches annual letter-writing campaign to help people imprisoned for speaking truth to powerMillions of letters and emails will be sent to support these individuals and urge authorities to end injustices
04 Nov 2024 Press release -
UK: Alaa Abdel Fattah's family to hold in-conversation event ahead of jailed activist's book launch11 Oct 2024 Press release
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Egypt: call for UK national Alaa Abdel Fattah to be released at end of jail term26 Sep 2024 Press release
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Egypt: Authorities must release protesters and activists detained over Palestine solidarity14 Jun 2024 Press release -
UK: Southbank projection makes appeal to Rishi Sunak over British man jailed in Iran01 May 2024 Press release
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UK: war correspondent and activist Sherine Tadros in conversation03 Mar 2023 Press release
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UK: vigil for jailed UK national Alaa Abd el-Fattah and murdered Cambridge student Giulio Regeni22 Jan 2023 Press release
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UAE: Egyptian-American dissident at risk of torture after COP27 criticism08 Dec 2022 Press release
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Egypt: world leaders at COP27 must call for Alaa Abd el-Fattah's release09 Nov 2022 Press release
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Egypt: mass round-ups ahead of COP2706 Nov 2022 Press release
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UK: family vigil outside Downing St for Alaa Abd el-Fattah as hunger strike intensifies04 Nov 2022 Press release
